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Here Are The 2023 Nominations of the Portland Critics Association!

Posted on by Lisa Marie Bowman

Here are the 2023 nominations of the Portland Critics Association!

The winners will be announced on January 15th!

Best Picture
Barbie
Killers of the Flower Moon
May December
Oppenheimer
Poor Things

Best Director
Celine Song, Past Lives
Christopher Nolan, Oppenheimer
Greta Gerwig, Barbie
Martin Scorsese, Killers of the Flower Moon
Yorgos Lanthimos, Poor Things

Best Actor in a Leading Role
Barry Keoghan, Saltburn
Cillian Murphy, Oppenheimer
Jeffrey Wright, American Fiction
Nicolas Cage, Dream Scenario
Paul Giamatti, The Holdovers

Best Actress in a Leading Role
Emma Stone, Poor Things
Lily Gladstone, Killers of the Flower Moon
Margot Robbie, Barbie
Natalie Portman, May December
Sandra Hüller, Anatomy of a Fall

Best Actor in a Supporting Role
Mark Ruffalo, Poor Things
Robert DeNiro, Killers of the Flower Moon
Robert Downey Jr., Oppenheimer
Ryan Gosling, Barbie
Willem Dafoe, Poor Things

Best Actress in a Supporting Role
America Ferrera, Barbie
Da’Vine Joy Randolph, The Holdovers
Emily Blunt, Oppenheimer
Julianne Moore, May December
Rachel McAdams, Are You There, God? It’s Me, Margaret

Best Ensemble Cast
Asteroid City
Barbie
Killers of the Flower Moon
Oppenheimer
Poor Things

Best Animated Feature
Elemental
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem
The Boy and the Heron

Best Documentary Feature
American Symphony
Beyond Utopia
Still: A Michael J. Fox Story
The Pigeon Tunnel

Best Film Not in the English Language
Anatomy of a Fall
Godzilla Minus One
Past Lives
The Boy and the Heron
The Zone of Interest

Best Comedy Feature
American Fiction
Barbie
Bottoms
Dream Scenario
The Holdovers

Best Horror Feature
Infinity Pool
No One Will Save You
Talk to Me
When Evil Lurks

Best Science Fiction Feature
Godzilla Minus One
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3
The Creator
They Cloned Tyrone

Best Screenplay
Celine Song, Past Lives
Christopher Nolan, Oppenheimer
David Hemingson, The Holdovers
Greta Gerwig and Noah Baumbach, Barbie
Samy Burch and Alex Mechanik, May December
Tony McNamara, Poor Things

Best Cinematography
Hoyte van Hoytema, Oppenheimer
Łukasz Żal, The Zone of Interest
Robbie Ryan, Poor Things
Rodrigo Prieto, Barbie
Rodrigo Prieto, Killers of the Flower Moon

Best Original Score
Daniel Pemberto, Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
Jerskin Fendrix, Poor Things
Ludwig Göransson, Oppenheimer
Mica Levi, The Zone of Interest
Robbie Robertson, Killers of the Flower Moon

Best Costume Design
Ellen Mirojnick, Oppenheimer
Holly Waddington, Poor Things
Jacqueline Durran, Barbie
Jacqueline West, Killers of the Flower Moon
Milena Canonero, Asteroid City

Best Production Design
Asteroid City
Barbie
Killers of the Flower Moon
Oppenheimer
Poor Things

Best Sound Design
Ferrari
Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One
Napoleon
Oppenheimer
The Zone of Interest

Best Visual Effects
Godzilla Minus One
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3
Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One
Oppenheimer
Poor Things

Best Stunts or Action Choreography
Godzilla Minus One
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3
John Wick: Chapter 4
Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One
The Iron Claw

Here Are The Winners From Utah!

Posted on by Lisa Marie Bowman

On January 6th, the Utah Film Critics Association announced their picks for the best of 2023!

And here they are:

Best Picture
The Holdovers
Killers of the Flower Moon
Oppenheimer
Past Lives (WINNER)
Poor Things (RUNNER-UP)

Best Achievement in Directing
Celine Song – Past Lives (WINNER)
Christopher Nolan – Oppenheimer
Greta Gerwig – Barbie
Martin Scorsese – Killers of the Flower Moon
Yorgos Lanthimos – Poor Things (RUNNER-UP)

Best Lead Performance, Male
Andrew Scott – All of Us Strangers (WINNER)
Bradley Cooper – Maestro
Cillian Murphy – Oppenheimer
Jeffrey Wright – American Fiction (RUNNER-UP)
Paul Giamatti – The Holdovers

Best Lead Performance, Female
Carey Mulligan – Maestro
Emma Stone – Poor Things (WINNER)
Greta Lee – Past Lives (RUNNER-UP TIE)
Lily Gladstone – Killers of the Flower Moon (RUNNER-UP TIE)
Natalie Portman – May December

Best Supporting Performance, Male
Charles Melton – May December (RUNNER-UP)
Dominic Sessa – The Holdovers (WINNER)
Mark Ruffalo – Poor Things
Robert Downey Jr. – Oppenheimer
Ryan Gosling – Barbie

Best Supporting Performance, Female
America Ferrera – Barbie
Da’Vine Joy Randolph – The Holdovers (WINNER)
Emily Blunt – Oppenheimer
Rachel McAdams – Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret.
Sandra Hüller – The Zone of Interest (RUNNER-UP)

Best Ensemble Cast
Air
Barbie
The Holdovers (RUNNER-UP)
The Iron Claw (WINNER)
Oppenheimer

Vice/Martin Award for Performance in a Science-Fiction, Fantasy, or Horror Film
Bradley Cooper – Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3
Chris Pine – Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves
Emma Stone – Poor Things
Iman Vellani – The Marvels (WINNER)
Nicolas Cage – Renfield (RUNNER-UP)

Best Original Screenplay
Celine Song – Past Lives (WINNER)
David Hemingson – The Holdovers
Greta Gerwig and Noah Baumbach – Barbie (RUNNER-UP)
Justine Triet and Arthur Harari – Anatomy of a Fall
Samy Burch – May December

Best Adapted Screenplay
Christopher Nolan – Oppenheimer (RUNNER-UP TIE)
Cord Jefferson – American Fiction (RUNNER-UP TIE)
Eric Roth and Martin Scorsese – Killers of the Flower Moon
Kelly Fremon Craig – Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret. (WINNER)
Tony McNamara – Poor Things

Best Cinematography
Barbie – Rodrigo Prieto
Killers of the Flower Moon – Rodrigo Prieto
Maestro – Matthew Libatique
Oppenheimer – Hoyte van Hoytema (RUNNER-UP)
Poor Things – Robbie Ryan (WINNER)

Best Original Score
Killers of the Flower Moon (WINNER)
Oppenheimer
Past Lives
Poor Things (RUNNER-UP)
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse

Best Film Editing
Barbie
The Holdovers (RUNNER-UP TIE)
Killers of the Flower Moon
Oppenheimer (RUNNER-UP TIE)
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse (WINNER)

Best Visual Effects
The Creator (RUNNER-UP TIE)
Godzilla Minus One (WINNER)
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3
Poor Things (RUNNER-UP TIE)
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse

Best Documentary Feature
20 Days in Mariupol
American Symphony
Beyond Utopia
The Mission (RUNNER-UP)
Still: The Michael J. Fox Story (WINNER)

Best Animated Feature
The Boy and the Heron
Nimona
Robot Dreams (RUNNER-UP)
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse (WINNER)
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem

Best Non-English Feature
Anatomy of a Fall
Godzilla Minus One (RUNNER-UP)
Society of the Snow
The Taste of Things
The Zone of Interest (WINNER)

The Greater Western New York Film Critics Association Honors Past Lives!

Posted on by Lisa Marie Bowman

I was excited when the Greater Western New York Film Critics Association nominated Asteroid City but, in the end, they went with Past Lives.

Here are the winner, announced on January 6th.

Best Picture
ALL OF US STRANGERS
ASTEROID CITY
BARBIE
THE HOLDOVERS
KILLERS OF THE FLOWER MOON
MAY DECEMBER
OPPENHEIMER
PAST LIVES
POOR THINGS
SPIDER-MAN: ACROSS THE SPIDER-VERSE

Best Film in a Foreign Language
Justine Triet – ANATOMY OF A FALL
Hayao Miyazaki – HE BOY AND THE HERON
Takashi Yamazaki – GODZILLA MINUS ONE
Wim Wenders – PERFECT DAYS
Jonathan Glazer – THE ZONE OF INTEREST

Best Animated Film
Hayao Miyazaki – THE BOY AND THE HERON
Peter Sohn – ELEMENTAL
Nick Bruno & Troy Quane – NIMONA
Joaquim Dos Santos, Kemp Powers & Justin K. Thompson – SPIDER-MAN: ACROSS THE SPIDER-VERSE
Jeff Rowe & Kyler Spears – TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES: MUTANT MAYHEM

Best Documentary
Kaouther Ben Hania – FOUR DAUGHTERS
D. Smith – KOKOMO CITY
Frederick Wiseman – MENUS-PLAISIRS – LES TROISGROS
Davis Guggenheim – STILL: A MICHAEL J. FOX MOVIE
Sam Wrench – TAYLOR SWIFT: THE ERAS TOUR

Best Director
Greta Gerwig – BARBIE
Todd Haynes – MAY DECEMBER
Christopher Nolan – OPPENHEIMER
Martin Scorsese – KILLERS OF THE FLOWER MOON
Celine Song – PAST LIVES

Best Lead Actor
Bradley Cooper – MAESTRO
Paul Giamatti – THE HOLDOVERS
Cillian Murphy – OPPENHEIMER
Andrew Scott – ALL OF US STRANGERS
Jeffrey Wright – AMERICAN FICTION

Best Lead Actress
Lily Gladstone – KILLERS OF THE FLOWER MOON
Sandra Hüller – ANATOMY OF A FALL
Greta Lee – PAST LIVES
Natalie Portman – MAY DECEMBER
Emma Stone – POOR THINGS

Best Supporting Actor
Robert Downey Jr. – OPPENHEIMER
Ryan Gosling – BARBIE
Charles Melton – MAY DECEMBER
Mark Ruffalo – POOR THINGS
Dominic Sessa – THE HOLDOVERS

Best Supporting Actress
Emily Blunt – OPPENHEIMER
America Ferrera – BARBIE
Anne Hathaway – EILEEN
Rachel McAdams – ARE YOU THERE GOD? IT’S ME, MARGARET.
Da’Vine Joy Randolph – THE HOLDOVERS

Best Original Screenplay
Justine Triet and Arthur Harari – ANATOMY OF A FALL
Greta Gerwig & Noah Baumbach – BARBIE
David Hemingson – THE HOLDOVERS
Samy Burch (story by Samy Burch & Alex Mechanik) – MAY DECEMBER
Celine Song – PAST LIVES

Best Adapted Screenplay
Andrew Haigh – ALL OF US STRANGERS
Kelly Fremon Craig – ARE YOU THERE GOD? IT’S ME, MARGARET.
Eric Roth and Martin Scorsese – KILLERS OF THE FLOWER MOON
Christopher Nolan – OPPENHEIMER
Tony McNamara – POOR THINGS

Best Cinematography
Mátyás Erdély – THE IRON CLAW
Rodrigo Prieto – KILLERS OF THE FLOWER MOON
Matthew Libatique – MAESTRO
Hoyte Van Hoytema – OPPENHEIMER
Robbie Ryan – POOR THINGS

Best Editing
Nick Houy – BARBIE
Thelma Schoonmaker – KILLERS OF THE FLOWER MOON
Jennifer Lame – OPPENHEIMER
Keith Fraase – PAST LIVES
Yorgos Mavropsaridis – POOR THINGS

Best Score
Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross – THE KILLER
Robbie Robertson – KILLERS OF THE FLOWER MOON
Ludwig Göransson – OPPENHEIMER
Jerskin Fendrix – POOR THINGS
Daniel Pemberton – SPIDER-MAN: ACROSS THE SPIDER-VERSE

Breakthrough Director
Daniel Goldhaber – HOW TO BLOW UP A PIPELINE
Raven Jackson – ALL DIRT ROADS TASTE OF SALT
Cord Jefferson – AMERICAN FICTION
A.V. Rockwell – A THOUSAND AND ONE
Celine Song – PAST LIVES

Breakthrough Performance
Abby Ryder Fortson – ARE YOU THERE GOD? IT’S ME, MARGARET.
Charles Melton – MAY DECEMBER
Dominic Sessa – THE HOLDOVERS
Cailee Spaeny – PRISCILLA
Teo Yoo – PAST LIVES

The National Society of Film Critics Honors Past Lives!

Posted on by Lisa Marie Bowman

On December 6th, the National Society of Film Critics named Past Lives the best film of 2023!

Here are all of the winners from NSFC!

Best Picture
Winner: PAST LIVES (51 points)
Runners-up: THE ZONE OF INTEREST (49 points) OPPENHEIMER (44 points)

Best Director
Winner: Jonathan Glazer, THE ZONE OF INTEREST (65 points)
Runners-up: Todd Haynes, MAY DECEMBER (42 points) Christopher Nolan, OPPENHEIMER (41 points)

Best Actress
Winner: Sandra Hüller, ANATOMY OF A FALL and THE ZONE OF INTEREST (61 points)
Runners-up: Emma Stone, POOR THINGS (56 points) Lily Gladstone, KILLERS OF THE FLOWER MOON (44 points)

Best Actor
Winner: Andrew Scott, ALL OF US STRANGERS (52 points)
Runners-up: Jeffrey Wright, AMERICAN FICTION (39 points) Cillian Murphy, OPPENHEIMER (29 points)

Best Supporting Actress
Winner: Da’Vine Joy Randolph, THE HOLDOVERS (58 points)
Runners-up: Penélope Cruz, FERRARI (32 points) Rachel McAdams, ARE YOU THERE GOD? IT’S ME, MARGARET. (23 points)

Best Supporting Actor
​Winner: Charles Melton, MAY DECEMBER (51 points)
Runners-up: Robert Downey, Jr., OPPENHEIMER, and Ryan Gosling, BARBIE (31 points, tie)

Best Screenplay
Winner: Samy Burch, MAY DECEMBER (53 points)
Runners-up: Celine Song, PAST LIVES (50 points) David Hemingson, THE HOLDOVERS (36 points)

Best Cinematography
Winner: Rodrigo Prieto, KILLERS OF THE FLOWER MOON (55 points)
Runners-up: Łukasz Żal, THE ZONE OF INTEREST (45 points) Hoyte van Hoytema, OPPENHEIMER (44 points)

Best Nonfiction Film
Winner: MENUS-PLAISIRS — LES TROISGROS (64 points)
Runners-up: 20 DAYS IN MARIUPOL (25 points), KOKOMO CITY (19 points)

Best Film Not In The English Language
Winner: FALLEN LEAVES (65 points)
Runners-up: THE ZONE OF INTEREST (51 points) ANATOMY OF A FALL (44 points)

Best Experimental Film: Jean Luc-Godard’s TRAILER OF A FILM THAT WILL NEVER EXIST: PHONY WARS

Film Heritage Award: Criterion Channel, for an adventurous, wide-ranging, finely curated selection of films, ranging from American independents to world cinema to short films to classic Hollywood, making readily available the kind of repertory cinema that every city should have.

Film Heritage Award: Facets, Kim’s Video, Scarecrow Video and Vidiots, for maintaining wide-reaching libraries of films on disc and tape and making those libraries available to the general public.

Special Citation for a Film Awaiting U.S. Distribution: Víctor Erice’s CLOSE YOUR EYES

Oppenheimer Wins At The DiscussingFilm Critic Awards!

Posted on by Lisa Marie Bowman

On December 6th, the DiscussingFilm Critic Award winners were announced!

And here they are:

BEST PICTURE
All Of Us Strangers
Anatomy Of A Fall
Barbie
Killers Of The Flower Moon
May December
Oppenheimer (WINNER)
Past Lives (RUNNER-UP)
Poor Things
Spider-Man: Across The Spider-Verse
The Zone Of Interest

BEST DIRECTOR
Martin Scorsese – Killers Of The Flower Moon
Todd Haynes – May December
Christopher Nolan – Oppenheimer (WINNER)
Yorgos Lanthimos – Poor Things
Jonathan Glazer – The Zone Of Interest (RUNNER-UP)

BEST ACTRESS
Sandra Huller – Anatomy Of A Fall
Teyana Taylor – A Thousand And One
Lily Gladstone – Killers Of The Flower Moon (WINNER)
Greta Lee – Past Lives
Emma Stone – Poor Things (RUNNER-UP)

BEST ACTOR
Andrew Scott – All Of Us Strangers (RUNNER-UP)
Zac Efron – The Iron Claw
Bradley Cooper – Maestro
Cillian Murphy – Oppenheimer (WINNER)
Colman Domingo – Rustin

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Ryan Gosling – Barbie (RUNNER-UP)
Glenn Howerton – BlackBerry
Robert De Niro – Killers Of The Flower Moon
Charles Melton – May December (WINNER)
Robert Downey Jr. – Oppenheimer

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Rachel McAdams – Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret. (WINNER)
Danielle Brooks – The Color Purple (RUNNER-UP)
Da’Vine Joy Randolph – The Holdovers
Julianne Moore – May December
Emily Blunt – Oppenheimer

BEST INTERNATIONAL FILM
Anatomy Of A Fall (WINNER)
The Boy And The Heron
Fallen Leaves
Godzilla Minus One (RUNNER-UP)
Monster
Perfect Days
Society Of The Snow
The Taste Of Things
Totem
The Zone Of Interest

BEST ENSEMBLE
Barbie
The Color Purple (WINNER)
Killers Of The Flower Moon
Oppenheimer (RUNNER-UP)
Poor Things

BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
Anatomy Of A Fall (RUNNER-UP)
Barbie
The Holdovers
May December (WINNER)
Past Lives

BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
All Of Us Strangers (RUNNER-UP)
American Fiction
Killers Of The Flower Moon
Oppenheimer (WINNER)
Poor Things

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
Killers Of The Flower Moon
Maestro
Oppenheimer (WINNER)
Poor Things (RUNNER-UP)
Saltburn

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE
The Boy And The Heron
Killers Of The Flower Moon
Oppenheimer (WINNER)
Poor Things
Spider-Man: Across The Spider-Verse (RUNNER-UP)

BEST COSTUME DESIGN
Barbie (WINNER)
The Color Purple
Killers Of The Flower Moon
Poor Things (RUNNER-UP)
Priscilla

BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN
Asteroid City
Barbie (WINNER)
Beau is Afraid
Oppenheimer
Poor Things (RUNNER-UP)

BEST FILM EDITING
Anatomy Of A Fall
John Wick: Chapter 4
Killers Of The Flower Moon (RUNNER-UP)
Oppenheimer (WINNER)
Poor Things

BEST SOUND
Killers Of The Flower Moon
Maestro
Oppenheimer (WINNER)
Spider-Man: Across The Spider-Verse
The Zone Of Interest (RUNNER-UP)

BEST MAKEUP AND HAIRSTYLING
Barbie (RUNNER-UP)
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3
Maestro
Oppenheimer
Poor Things (WINNER)

BEST ORIGINAL SONG
“I’m Just Ken” – Barbie (WINNER)
“What was I Made For” – Barbie (RUNNER-UP)
“Road To Freedom” – Rustin
“Peaches” – The Super Mario Bros. Movie
“Camp Isn’t Home” – Theater Camp

BEST VISUAL EFFECTS
The Creator (RUNNER-UP)
Godzilla Minus One (WINNER)
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3
Oppenheimer
Poor Things

BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE
American Symphony
Beyond Utopia (WINNER)
Four Daughters
Still: A Michael J Fox Movie
20 Days in Mariupol (RUNNER-UP)

BEST ANIMATED FILM
The Boy And The Heron (RUNNER-UP)
Elemental
The Peasants
Spider-Man: Across The Spider-Verse (WINNER)
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem

BEST DEBUT FEATURE
American Fiction (RUNNER-UP)
A Thousand And One
Past Lives (WINNER)
Rye Lane
Talk To Me

BEST BREAKTHROUGH PERFORMANCE
Abby Ryder Forston – Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret.
Dominic Sessa – The Holdovers (RUNNER-UP)
Charles Melton – May December (WINNER)
Cailee Spaney – Priscilla
Sophie Wilde – Talk To Me

BEST STUNT ENSEMBLE
Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves
Extraction 2
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3
John Wick: Chapter 4 (WINNER)
Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One (RUNNER-UP)

BEST INDEPENDENT FILM
A Thousand And One (RUNNER-UP)
How To Have Sex
Passages
Past Lives (WINNER)
Skinamarink

BEST COMEDY
Barbie (WINNER)
Bottoms
Dream Scenario
The Holdovers
Poor Things (RUNNER-UP)

BEST HORROR FILM
Evil Dead Rise (RUNNER-UP)
Saw X
Scream VI
Skinamarink
Talk To Me (WINNER)

Music Video of the Day: Hit the Road, Jack by Buster Poindexter and His Banshees of Blue (1989, directed by ????)

Posted on by Jedadiah Leland

Today is David Johansen’s birthday and our music video of the day features Johansen in the role of his alter ego, Buster Poindexter.

Johansen/Poindexter did this cover of Ray Charles’s classic song for a film called The Dream Team.  The Dream Team may not be remembered for much today but it did feature an impressive cast — Peter Boyle, Stephen Furst, Christopher Lloyd, and Michael Keaton, all of whom are featured in this video.

Enjoy!